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Tourism minister announces 14 new airline routes to Jordan

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Lina Annab announced the launch of 14 new airline routes operated by Ryanair, one of the world's leading and favorite budget airlines.

Annab said in a press
conference on Sunday that the first route from Paphos, Cyprus to Amman will
begin in March of 2018. " This will be followed by nine new routes Queen
Alia International Airport and four new ones to Aqaba's King Hussein International
Airport.

The routes to Amman include
Milan, Budapest, Bologna, Krakow, Bucharest, Paphos, Prague, Brussels, Vilnius,
and Warsaw; whereas the routes to be launched in Aqaba include, Athens, Rome,
Cologne and Sofia.

"We are ecstatic to see
Ryanair, one of Europe's leading airlines, launch 14 new routes from Europe to
Jordan," she said, adding that this is a significant development in
Jordan's travel industry that would offer travellers from important source
market greater choice and value for money offerings.

Annab said that enhancing
air connectivity is one of the key areas Jordan is focusing on given its impact
on unlocking factors that are vital to Jordan's economic prosperity.

Managing Director of Jordan
Tourism Boars Abed Al Razzaq Arabiyat said this project's success has opened up
new routes to the Kingdom from several crucial source markets and is key in
bringing tourists for extended stays in Jordan. The Kingdom's rich tourism
offering, through this partnership, will become more accessible to a broader
segment of potential tourists," he added.

Ryanair's Chief Commercial
Officer David O'Brien said that Ryanair is pleased to announce our entry into
the Jordanian market from March 2018, initially with one route from Paphos in
Cyprus to Amman commencing in March, and growing to 10 from October, as part of
our winter 2018 schedule. Flights to Aqaba, he said, will commence in October
with 4 routes, which will deliver almost 500,000 Ryanair customers p.a. at
Amman and Aqaba airports.